This report of the Head of Environment and Regulation sets out the preferred bidder for the Wirral Docks Bridges Replacement project which is identified as Dawnus Construction Holdings Limited, Swansea; and their tender is recommended for acceptance.

This project supports the Transport & Technology Infrastructure Pledge in the Wirral Plan.

Resolved – That, the Leader of the Council,

(1)  formally accepts the tender submitted by Dawnus Construction Holdings Limited on 18 March 2016, in the sum of £6,962,441.00, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution, ‘Procurement Rule Approval Document’ (PRAD) 4, and

(2)  agrees that a proposal is put to Cabinet in September 2016 to increase the available funding for the project by £700,000 to cover Employer’s risk and contingencies.